2016 Ford Transit Van 250 High Roof 3dr Ext Van w/Sliding Passenger Side Door (3.7L 6cyl 6A)
21 of 24 people found this review helpful
We are a large dog rescue. We own three vans: a 2014 Nissan, a 2016 250XL Transit Hi top and a Chevy cargo van. We use these vans to get dogs from shelters and move them to safety so a reliable van is a big deal. We decided to spend big and buy what we thought would be a workhorse for us. $48K and what we bought was a lemon. DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY. We have replaced the transmission (cost nearly $5K and that was to rebuild it not replace it), the AC has gone out, the catalytic converters have gone out, we've replaced a million sensors. It never ends. The day we drove the car from the lot (we had ours built to spec) the back door handle broke off. That was an omen. It's out of warranty so Ford doesn't care, but a cargo van that is carefully maintained should not be in the condition it's in after 20 months of use.
UPDATE 9-21-19 The van was taken out of service at 3 years old. Total waste of money. The 2014 Nissan? Still going and going and going.
2016 Ford Transit Van 250 Medium Roof 3dr Cargo Van w/148" WB, Sliding Passenger Side Door (3.7L 6cyl 6A)
7 of 7 people found this review helpful
We uses vans in our business for delivery and also service vans. When I started my business I purchased a Ford Cargo Van had engine problems. I have never had a problem free Ford Van in the 23 years i have been in business. THIS TRANSIT 250 takes the cake and FORD DOES not back its products. Brake issues expensive repairs. The worst is the ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS THAT ROTTED/ SHORTED OUT AFTER 2 YEARS. There is a recall on it but FORD and its dealer state the our van does not have the Trailer Tow option so it does not come under that recall. We experienced the same symptoms dash board goes out to lunch and other electrical failures. Recall notice 17S34-S1 says that Ford will repair the harness, install a fuse and drill a hole for drainage in the drivers door stepwell to fix the problem. The dealer and FORD Motor Company denied the claim and refused to install the complete recall they charged me for the repair instead. After multiple phone calls and speaking to there customer relations dept. in the Philippines they would only refund half the repair and not install the recall. I had problems with vehicles that i have owned over the years and the manufacturer has always help the customer out. FORD has never backed there product its always a fight. From there problem Diesel engines and so on. I regard buying another FORD I guess I will never learn.
2016 Ford Transit Van 350 Medium Roof 4dr Cargo Van w/Dual Sliding Doors (3.7L 6cyl 6A)
17 of 20 people found this review helpful
certainly lots of space, plenty of cubbies in front cab area. rear view camera is tiny and not worth the upgrade. rear sliding passenger door is extremely difficult to close, weak latching, very difficult to open. it may be due to its size, but a strong person will still have a hard time. get a base model and add a radio, rear camera, speakers. when turned up heating and cooling for the rear is loud, unable to raise radio loud enough to hear over it. there are no options for snow or studded snow tires. I would avoid this vehicle in any place with snow due to this significantly poorly designed suspension to support the small 235/65 r16 118 load capacity tires in a 9500 gvwr vehicle. there have been 3 recalls , i know its more than 13,000 miles, but I've been in the shop for more than 23 hours!
2016 Ford Transit Van 250 Medium Roof 3dr Cargo Van w/148" WB, Sliding Passenger Side Door (3.7L 6cyl 6A)
13 of 15 people found this review helpful
DO NOT BUY THIS VAN!!!!!!! Biggest piece of junk i have ever wasted my money on. 2016 Ford Transit 250 3.2 liter Diesel. 3,000 miles had the first of many problems. #1. DEF fluid sensor replaced. #2. Door trim falling off all over Van. #3. Brakes, back ones at 8,500 miles then front at 15,000 miles. with a total of 48,000 miles on Van i've had 3 sets of front and back brakes so far. #4. Van is burning Radiator fluid like crazy. #5. Today it overheated for the first time and i'm pretty sure the motor is trashed. Do not ever and i mean ever buy a new diesel van or Vehicle that needs DEF fluid, doesn't matter if its Chevy, Ford, Dodge, Mercedes, or Sprinter.
